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31 January Forum meeting

Twelve members of the Handbridge Neighbourhood Forum joined our Zoom meeting to discuss the interim results of the household survey. We have been successful in our neighbourhood planning application to Groundwork for a £4K grant to commission Cheshire Community Action to carry out a detailed postal household survey. John Heselwood, Development Manager for Cheshire CommunityContinue reading “31 January Forum meeting”

Planning issues – have your say by 31 January

Would it be helpful to have specific neighbourhood planning policies for Handbridge on housing, parking, transport, community facilities, businesses/shops, green spaces and heritage? What would be your top 3 preferences? Have we missed anything important to you? Complete the 1 minute survey by Monday 31 January here: http://www.bit.ly/handbridgesurvey

8 February public meeting FULLY BOOKED

Our public meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8 February at St Mary’s Handbridge Center is now FULLY BOOKED. We have a list of everyone that has booked their place and we will be managing this on the evening so please don’t turn up if you have not already booked your place. However, we will beContinue reading “8 February public meeting FULLY BOOKED”

Keep an eye out for our leaflets!

Over the next few days Handbridge Neighbourhood Forum committee members are hand delivering leaflets to all residents in Handbridge about the development of a neighbourhood plan for Handbridge. Many thanks to St Mary’s Handbridge Centre, Brown Sugar, Chester Beer & Wine, Edge & Son Butchers and Meltdown for agreeing to be drop off points forContinue reading “Keep an eye out for our leaflets!”

Handbridge planning policies – have your say

The Handbridge Neighbourhood Forum committee are considering drafting neighbourhood planning policies for housing, parking, transport, community facilities, businesses/shops, green spaces and heritage. What are your top 3 preferences? Have we missed anything important to you? Complete our 1 minute survey here: http://www.bit.ly/handbridgesurvey

Heritage Working Group Proposed Approach

The best way forward is to follow the guidelines for the Nation Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), section 12 on Heritage, which was used for the Local Plan, but we also have other resources. Mostly there are at least two different sources we can cross-refer. Scheduled Ancient Monuments: these are covered by Historic England lists andContinue reading “Heritage Working Group Proposed Approach”

Development Standards & Design Working Group Proposed Approach

This working group will consider whether Handbridge can be sensibly divided into a small number of areas with similar design features which can then be the basis for neighbourhood development policies. Initial thinking is that there are five areas to consider: The Conservation area, Queens Park and river edge, Central area east of Eaton Road,Continue reading “Development Standards & Design Working Group Proposed Approach”

4 October forum meeting

Seven forum members took part in the Zoom meeting. We have received funding from CWaC members’ budget award scheme to help with meetings and communications and we are grateful for the support of Cllr Razia Daniels and Cllr Neil Sullivan on this. We are providing updates this week on our proposed approach to ‘green spacesContinue reading “4 October forum meeting“

Green Spaces & Conservation Working Group Proposed Approach

For a suburban area so close to the City Centre, Handbridge is fortunate to have extensive and varied green spaces within and adjacent to its boundaries. These green spaces are greatly valued by the residents of Handbridge and by residents of and visitors to Chester as a whole. The green spaces include areas for formalContinue reading “Green Spaces & Conservation Working Group Proposed Approach”